pointe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French pointe ‘point, tip’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pwæ̃t/
• (US) IPA: /pwɑnt/

[edit] Noun

pointe (uncountable)

1. (ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
   • 2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Vulgar Latin puncta, from Latin puncta, from the feminine past participle of pungere ‘to prick’.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /pwɛ̃t/, SAMPA: /pwE~t/

[edit] Noun

pointe f. (plural pointes)

1. point
2. tip, suggestion

[edit] Verb

pointe

1. first person and third person singular subjunctive and indicative form of pointer, point